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oBsERvATIoNs on the POOR-LAI\ S, ANT) NTS MX BILLS. A. the solject of ' the following Article has ex- L ir r fl ! midi attention, ‘ie regret that ire lied not opportunity to give it a►► earlier insrrtion " TO TIM PUBLIC. " That the following ()bset vations, hastily thr(,wit together, rill Ilse subject of a Bill now p hcfore the 11Oto.c, should carry with thew !nal 4pncarance of !Tweet which ra., •o'f opinion on:4lu alA.ys to accompany such a proceediog, I ‘ 111 preface thew wit - it my reasons for t'king s..ch rt liberty. " The gr..nting - , me one position, will enable me, I trust, to appear before you without any ap elt..lsion of being Considered as intmnsicc: nante -13-, that from some cause or causes, with %Illicit I ntu nuarqnainted, hut which I shall not sio:! here to inquire:into, it does sometimes happen, that 11,111 s 'hiss through the llouourable Muir., and become a law, .without that notice and consequent discussion which is due to them, to ascertain their various bearings. If it should please you to con- cede this, you will not; I think, dispute the fol lowing conclusion, that such an aCeidenr is alike. ii:Jurions to the credit arid chatacter ofParliantent, to the heaithfid adminiitration of its powers, and .to the interest and comfort of those for whom it 4cgislaies. In expres, , ing inv opinion that this snay sometimes he the case, I am very far•from: wishing to iftlpitte hl one to any one;. it may to Laprcn, that many causes may unite to produce Ake circarns!ahce I allude to : the mere Mention & somesithjects is•sofficient to rouse every one ti) attend to them, trout their being perh aps of con siderable iMpoltditte, as well as , siriliing in their character; others, of nearly, or, perhaps, equal interest, are so silent and 'slow in t heir effects, as 'to steal past without exciting the observation of any, except the mos! vigilant, or those , who are, in some •way or other, connected with theta; whirs are again introduced, whose objectS are so apparently local, and so foreign to the habits of most members, that it is unreasonable to ex pect. them to be 'acquainted with., .or to see at a } ;lance the trite colour of what is thus inadvert en.ly passed into a law, unless those who, from their situation in tile, and practical acquirements• i.poo th e su bj ec t, will be at the pains to - explain certain points, a true view and understanding of which they cannot otherwise readily attain. " Neveithele,s, I hop, 1 shall he nnderstood ns baying the fiimest reliance upon the wisdo,tri•of Parliament. I anr sat istied, upon the 1 t tv.to.e, that their inciting motives are pure, and for the best interests.of the community. " The subject to which I wish to call your atten tion is one of the greatest importance, coo uected with the anneal expenditure - of nearly ten millions of money, and the comfort and inde pendence of a-class of men, towards whom I have 41,, hesitation in saying, the majority of the public .are well ati.ced, and who have borne, with as ithtient forbearance as any class of peoPle in the kingdom, th. ir full share of the pressure of the tittles, and t hrough whose sides, if yota ate not upon the alert,' you yourselves may receive a deddly wound, ahuuld you sanction, without the closest scrutiny, and very considerable amend silents, the passing of a WI entitled, " A Bill (as *mended by the Committee) for the Amendment of the 4.4,ws for the relief of the Poor." The. magnitude of the poor laws, the length of time they have existed, and the great difficulties ac knowledged by all which present themselves - 'you tapyattempt at the altering of them, has long -classed . these •enacturents amongst thoSe subjects which are , consid,ered as too serions to be lightly •hatolk-d. You will, therefore, 1 think, agree with inc in deprecating any alterations whiCh do not -lead mattifcstly to improve them, either as to the method of raising the necessary supplies of mo ney, or the management of the 'poor, or the sys tem .of expenditure as now in general usage. Be fore we venture on the alteration of so vast au edifice, let us duly calculate the costs ; before we remove any of its foundations, le_t us .look well to the security of the soperstructure., lest it tumble -abatit our ears.- That the Bill iu question has ..this tendency, rather than any _amelioration nt '-tire present system, I' flatter myself I shall be ,able to make appear. It will be vety trident, that it will tend to crush the little remaining pride in the bosom of our peasantry, ‘thick our ~blest writers recommend us by all means to Cherish,and which experience confitms to be the best pledge of ilkeir good conduct. -" In the first place, as to the grand question how and where the money is to be raised, which at present conies out of the pockets of only one class, and that class hearing cheerfully its full proportion of other taxes, the Hill is totally silent. In; the second, as to the management of the pour, with the. exception of two or three clauses, which shall be noticed in due timo, as arbitrary as they are odious, the principle will remain pretty-nearly as ►t was. In the third, as to the vcrntuent and superintendence of" the funds, as now raised, a great alteration is intended, which wilt inevitably place he Cinslitry generally in a state of vassalage almost um, lsearalde. We will now begin to examine separately some of the leading clauses, beginning with - the first, which enacts, ' That the parish shall be empowered to ,nominate a select: vestry of not exceeding the number of twenty, nor less. than Cve, &c. &c. &c. (such inhabitants bring first' thereto ap p,nsited by writing under the hands and seals of two of .his Mitj , -,ty'-s•Justices of the Peace, which appointment they are , hereby authorized and required to tnalie) : &c. tke. and every -such select vestry shall meet once in every fourteen days, and oftener,. if it shall lie- found necessary, in the parish elinreh, -or - its stone other oinrenieut Place, (not being an aleirouse, or other licensed victuallers), within the pettish : and at every -spelt meeting a ehairtnin shall be appointed by the majority of the members present, who shall preside there +!l : and - :in .vases of equality of votes upon any ques tion. there arising, the chairman shall have the casting rote.' 'What is the, import l of all ,this ? Who of us has ever heard that free open vestries were incompetent to the duties assigned to them? to thelerying money from their - own pockets, and atterwariis arranging its expenditure ? What -rod is the select vestry with their closed ducat intended to answer? Even the important deliberations of Parliament are carried on without suck a proceeding, except upon particular occasions. Arpments mnv be (wind for such a mode of procedure in the legislative woreinlil, of a nation, which can- not, by the most forced constroction,!be ,brolight to apply to parish htisitu:ss. "flie enirrnot;.howervr, it , not buyonil upr solvi!IK:- and the whole bill maybe resolved into what may at fifitsizlit appf ar iinwarrantaille, that is, into An attempt at, {[icing a redundancy of power in-to th'e hand:a throve Who already possess a vast deal, and some of .ivhoni certainly are in po.session, at this moment, of more t they cm, ,exer- rise with diservtinit. Permit. me theu.to request of you again to read attentively the recited clanse, xml then t o comply it with the •following, clause 4, in tolie bill for the rv gulatiert of ,parish vestries, which enacts That in alt stmli -vestries every inhabitant present, who shall by the last rate have been wssessed at an annual rent not amounting to fifty poit - ic, shall be entitled to give one vote anil nu more; and -ever7 inhabitant there present, w•h.) shall in such rate have been ,rtises.ed al an annual rent amounting to fifty pounds or upwards, shall 'have and be entitled• to give one vote tar every twenty-fire pounds of such his Assessment, so never theless that no inhabitant shall be entitkd to give more than six votes.' • " Is it not- sufficient for the wiagistrate to approve or ap point the select committee, but that he must enahled' to secure a majority, by thus enabling certain individo•ils to give six v.:es ? Add this to the laitcr part Of clause I, which runs tits: • And where any such sehret. vestry shall be established, the overseers of the poor are rrq'iired, in the execution-of their_offict-, to conform to• the -directions of the select vestry, and shall not (except in cares of sudden Hoer- . geucyor -urgent-necessity, and to-the extent only of such tem porary relief as each case shall require, and except by order of justices, &c,) give-any fnrther•rrlief or allowance to the poor than. such , as shall be ordered b•y the select vestry.' • " - This will positively •place many partsbes in a. stale Of bondage, and unparalleled-submission to % a few individuals, to whom; our knowledge of • human nature tells .ns, it would •be worse than folly to-delegate so much power, I will ask, asa correspondent in one of the daily prints has already dwrie, who con-firms the select vestry ?—the magistrate; who the magistrate ?—the lord lieutenant, &c. Surely the country will look well to a bill containing such singular and importantermetinents !!! Perhapsil may be told that the present vestries are, from the admission promiscuously of all persons paying rates, clamorous, noisy, and senfit for the transaction of business; in some cases they certainly are so, hul still the persons assembled have. too mach interest in the proceedings to diverge from the object of the meet ing. fiir- any length of time.: and, as far as I can judge from the personal experience of• fifteen years, the thing is generally got through - with the atiprobation of the majority of the parish, which perhaps will not he the case should the billin•questiOn become a law, as half a dozen per sons might then outvote the whole, should the leading man of the parish so advise them: It is therefore incumbent upon the'supporters of this bill' to point out in wbat• respect the present vestries are incompetent to the proper administration of their. several duties. The talents and example of the more intelligent parishioners will not the less be called into action because the vestry shall be an open one; by_nooteaus their immediate interests will always induce them to atterni.. ‘-‘ Tlie-onlyobloquythet havever met my ears respectingthe pre-tent•system.olmanagement is, that there is,considerable difficulty in preventing sums of money being improperly laid out inovatious ways, through the peeulatiore and intrigue of persons, some in-andeome out of office : there is, however, a .sufficient remedy provided for this by the 17th:Pe-o. t, chap. 38, and 43rd of Elizabeth, chap. 2 ; and that the overseers are-fully amenable to.thc law, vide I Bott. 293. How then wilt the case be with-a selectaestryi from- which the pnblic-are excluded, with the exception of two days in-the year, when, fermi the quantum of business to be got through, and- the.ig not-ince of the before excluded: party as to what has been done, a thousand errors may creep in which it will be impos sible to check; aTul am bold enough to say,. that in seven years the property of the members of the select vestry will not be assessed at above MICA bird what it ought to be; a system of patronage, whispering, and intrigue, will be introduced, in stead of the open vestry now es isting.. Who will then be fouod to espouse the cause of the poorand.friendleSs—of the little trmlesinan aufl.farmer ? Who stare 'do it! Or, should such a one be found, what will he replied to him ? Why, if a- farmer, if you resist my plaits I will endeavour to - prejudice pine l a tollor.tagainst you . ; if a , victualler , I. will. eteleavour to withhold your licence, and certainly take most especial care that yon do' nut hung cotitinue a Weill her of the select vestry. Should not exactly these plain words he used, site effect of ill &trident iofioence saill beaantanionnt to them. Should. a verso:n-1w foam] in that vestreof intlepellOnt 11171111, it will be Iris bane, and his efforts will he futile, because a majority will be seemed front these persons who are to be allowed to give six votes each. Nor is this the roily evil that I foresee will arise flow this extraorflinary bill, which will certainly inflict new wounds upon our comforts, without curing ally occasioned by the ()Id system. One shall be meutioned:: as the vestries are now constituted, many disputes are-there settled, many alterations and corrections made in the assessments and. in every department of parish business, thereby preventiug squabbles which would otherwise end in lawsuits and ap peals; particularly if - the parish is sufficiently fortunate ,to have au attorney for a vestry cleric. This will no_ longer be the case when tae select vestry assumes its powers,;, front its very nature mistakes must arise; and how are they to be rectified but by appre:ling to the Quarter Sessious, which wiil of course induce au increased expenditure. Encouraged by theseerecy.of acting with closed doors, by the powers with which they find themselves vested. and by the title opportu, pity these things milted present to them tor improving their own situation at the expellee of the majority, great comfit thus must ensue, and frequent appeals may be contemplated.: hereby adding to the already enormous expenditure under this head, as r esented to Parbament. " What are we to gain as a counterpoise to these evils!: I know out, nor caul discover by. a iverusal of tke bill. If the introducers of it can explain to our understandings the bene fits we•may expect- front a select vestry, and- can make it ap pear that our tillSitieS*Will - ile•hettkr transacted, thettner poor will lie better provided for, a n d that our resources will, be husbanded in a why unknown under the old system (every one of. which positions I am disposestto dispitte)„ anztthereby : bring us into a way of thinking that such vestry womb, be for the-good of all concoct - Led, I shou.l4 be exceedingly rejoiced. Still, why should they not be chosen by ballot, or by a gene ral vote of the parish, without the subsequent interference of the magistrate?' The influence of some despotic, characters would t;teti be set at tionglit, or, if Inn entirely so, would cer tainly prevent the exercise of that complete control over pa t ish individuais which appears to beaitotat at : and to arrive the more, speedily at this end it appears that the office of overseer is to be render e d nugatory, that no th ing is to be left . him but the mere drudgery of collecting the rates, to - be disposed of as. the Magistrate, the chairman of the select. vestry, or some other leading man, in that vestry, or his or their satellites, shall think proper. No power- whatever beyond what I have stated is • to be left in his hands, lest he should be trunble-ares.e. And if any thing is wanted to prove the truth. of my position, you need onls read clause 7, which enacts, That it shall he law ful for aro' parish, in vestry assembled, to nominate any dis creet person to he au Assistant and to determine and specify the duties to be by him performed, and to fix such yearly salary, for the eaiecution of the said: office, as shall by such inhabitants in vesti y be thought fit; and, it shall be law ful for any two of his, Majesty's Justices of. the Peace, and they are hereby empowered and required, &c. to appoint such person as an Assistant Overseer.' " Ity this it aprears the Overseers are to be shorn of every vesti4e of power, and rendered of no use but to raise money : they are to be placed in the b'ck ground, by an Overseer ap pointed with a salary. This Assistant Overseer is immediately dependent upon those who appoint him ; and must of course, front the tenure by which he holds his office, act as they shall sugiest. All these clauseslietray beyoud a doubt the spirit in which they are framed. Stilt further, although the prin.. ciple of the Bill seems to rt..st so much on doing array the re-' ♦potsihilit-y - of: the Overseers, it, is to be ecacted, by clause the sixth, ' that itshall . be lawful for.his Majesty's Justices of the Peace to appoint non-resident Overseers.' Surely this clause ought not to have effect, except in cases where a cent petent person cannot be found in the parish. " A new field is tints to he granted for the better chance of finditir, them. Soconfident de I feel that the view here taken the intention and proLable result of appointing select res. trip: is a ca , rreet one, that I have not the least hesitation in saying, that in the parish with which I am more immediately connected I can instantly name eight out ,of twelve of the v,,lry, w ith th e Chairman, everyone of whom are in leading- Arings. and completely at the beck of him who is to confirm their nomination. Observe also that the Chairnian of this Committee is to have the casting vote; and as it is most pro bable he will be a considerable .man amongst us, he may be entitled, for any thing that I can perceive in the clause to the coot rars', to give seven totes !!!! Indeed,•it may he brought so to, operate. that four persons may be appointed who can outtnite the whole parish, hare the . sole management and guidance of all transactions, and expend the monies levied for the relief of the poor to almost any extent, and in any direc tion, that may suit their purposes. Is it possible to cotitem ,plate the engine or. power which may be thus set to work, by comparatively trithog causes, without emotions of en alarm ing nature ? I do not intend by these obstrvations to impeach the cha racter, or at all to sully the good name which that highly re spectable and most useful! class .of the community (the Ma .i'itraey) have hitherto so deservedly borne. I have too often witnessed the execution of their labours to_ allow myself to entertain fur a single moment any such idea. Their lePuta . lion is capable of standing on its own basis, .and requires not any explanation at my hands; nevertheless, our knowledge bf hinnito natti Fe is such as to convince us that all human in . Aituthms arc liable to ,rror,• and that, in spite of our most . rucn precautiops, the power thus delegated will most tisur 6dly, fatl;in some inslances, into the hands of individuals, the fitness of whose dispositions for the office will nut perhaps merit those just encomiums which I have so sincerely paid to the whole body. With all deference, then, to the legisla tive wisdom of Parliament, with the firmest conviction that its sole aim in the various laws which it enacts is the confiruia .tion at the happiness.and prosperity of the empire, let me be seech you to closely examine and weigh every clause of this Bill, which, in my humble opinion, is fraught with such emi nent mischief as will render its repeal soon absolutely neces sary, should it pass into a law. " Should it by chance have escaped you, let me now point out to your notice Clause-the Bth, (which enacts, ‘ That whereas the. giving money to parents nut of the poor rates, fur the support of their children, does not seem to have had the de sired effect, from such moneybeing frequently misspent,&c.U. In order to prevent such misapplication, be it hereby enact ed, that when any person, having children from the age of five to twelve, shall apply for relief on account of such chil dren, ix shall be lawful for the parish officers, instead of other relief, to take into their care and management the children aforesaid; and to maintain, instruct, and employ them, on the ;wish account ;') and its connection, with the latter pact of Clause the 9th (which enacts and no Justice of the Peace shall have power to order any other relief to, for; or in re spect of such childen, as aforesaid, whom the Parish Offi cers. shall he ready and shall, offer to receive and to prone for in the manner hereby directed.') An ex amination of these Clauses will give the following results : that should a pauper apply for relief, in conse quence of the.difficulty he is under of maintaining his tarni 7 ly, it is at the option of the parish officers to grant hint no other assistance than the rubbing him of his family, and the. • giving up his children to those whom he is not in the habit of considering. as the best judges, of. his interests. I cannot on these clauses refrain from observing, that their severity is so conspicuous as to render them worthy of the most serious consideration of Parliament. I have no doubt some persons may possibly be of &different opinion ; hut upon what known and well established truths have there not been suds a diver sity of thinking ? The most sacred truths, the most Nal - - palde and• irrefragable facts even, have not wanted dispu tants ready to defend the obverse of the picture, however dark. " Proceeding to clause the 10th, we find that parishes may unite for the mutual support of their respective chil- Ikea.' This enactment may apply, and be of use, certainly, io some instances; but ill how many others may we not rea sonably fear that the collisiorrof the different governors, ves tries, &c. and the blending their accounts, will be a constant source of litigation. The suet expended for this purpose, as presented to Parliament (and which I have before noticed) surely requires no increase. Will there nut also be reason to dread that the lesser parishes will be swallowed up in the vortex of patronage, influence, and power of the greater? to which case nothing short ot.a remedy, sometimes dilatory, and always expensive, can be looked to with any hopes of gaining the desired. relief. " Thati am not singular in-the opinion I have formed re specting this bill, I think the conduct of the City of London will testify, as well as the petitions presented from various places, which would have been much more numerous, had the attention of the public been cabled to it at an earlier pe riod. As far, as I have, been able to leant, the parts of it which are considered as the most objectionable are as fol low: the appointing a select vestry, to be confirmed by the Magistrate : the increase of votes, according to the rate of assessment : the taking, hiring, and building on land on the parish account, and defraying the expence out of the -produce of future rates: the tahiag away the children of per soas.applying fur relief; and the granting, or rather forcing loans on persons so applying.' If to these objections I may be allowed to adi; my own experience in parish concerns, I trust, that a case has been made out strong enough to. war rant what I have previously advanced. " That expel ience enables me to : say, without fear of,con tradictian, that under my own immediate view, in the parish of which I ant a weather, a select vestry. has been tried, and that its operations and acts were found to he so oppressive and selfish, .that the Whole parish. were at, length, compelled to resist it; and to such an extent had the parties favoured themselves and their dependents, that it became necessary to have the parish surveyed and valued, in ord:r to procure something like a correct and fair assessment; it being utter ly impossible to make arty alteration in the old one, owing to the influence, of the parties who bad for some time held the rents of governtneitt among us. " circumstance has also, transpired that I consider as no weak support to my line of argument. A petition has been presented front the very parish whence "reports state that a considerable portion of the bill has emanated, Mr. S. Bourne having publicly acknowledged that he did not draw it up.— If, iudeed, the opinion there in circulation is a true one, very closely and carefully ought the bill to be examined. lam disposed to go still farther, and give it as my humble opi 7 nion, that the country at large would fed much satistac ! time in seeing the bill deferred until another Session, in hopes that such a length of time, by affording ample scope for inquiry and calm discussion, might ensure them a bill more perfect in its construction than the one, now before Parliament." COURSE OF EXCHANGE, FBI DAY, MAY 29. AMsterdam Ditto, at Sight 36. 4 Anistetiiam Ditto, at Sight I I 3 Rotterdam AutWerp • • Ham burgh 33 II Us. 34 0 2i Us.. Paris, 3 Day's date Ditto rhoirdeatix, ditto Frani:lol.ton the Main Madrid Cadiz lboa ..... 391 i t 34 Etleoive iiift‘tive Seville Gibraltar 35 Barcelona 34t Leghorn ... sli (4enua..•. 47i-Vcoicep . Ital. Lie. 2S . Malta... ..51 -Naples 44 Palermo ... l3otl. per Oz. Lisbon , .. V) Oporto Rio .lan9iro C0rk..... t I per Cent. Agio of the Bank on Holland. , .. 2 per Cent. BULLION. Portugal Gold, in Coin 1.4 1 6 per Og. Foreign Gohi, io Bars..., .... 4 I 6 New. Dollars . 0 5 fi Silver, in Bars COAL MAKK ET, May .29. s . Ships at Market. Ships sold. ' Price. 39 Newcastle l3. —363. 6d. to 445. 44. 15t Suudrrlaud.•..... 5g l4s. 6d. to 375. 641, POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE, t it A YOLENG HERO.—A. well-looking lad, aY ° 15 years of age, named Walker, was yes . terdtl brought before the Loan MAYOR, charged . b ,f Charles Campbell, Esq. the Danish Consul, having repeatedly challenged him to single,,coral bat with deadly weapons, and with sendlr.)o liw threatening letters. Mr. Campbell stated, that the prisoner Was " e of the most extraordinary youths be bad r, cr f, heard of. He was of a. very respectable i fl ;, family, but by the misfortunes of his,paren ts had been compelled to accept a menial, situati; The witness took him into his service sonic ago, but not liking some part of his contl o o' discharged him, but aftensards procured 111131 situation with a Miss Prince, an intititatr.. ° : qiiabstance. Lle had not been long there, be fo g a notion, as extraordinary a s it w as g roundl es : . possessed. him, that a conspiracy existed be!'eo the witness and Miss Prince to Alvan(' - 4 1111 -,.. his salary, and to bl a st hi s ch arac t er by thc r ,„, ciliation of false reports concerning him. thing could convince him of the folly of this sur in position, and Mr. Campbell received a letter fro , the prisoner, in which he.was styled. a " ° ri b! spiralor," and a " foul sl a nd e r er ." He sli t- c s left Miss Prince, and went to Tottenham, ol len re lie wrote several times to Mr. Campbell, threa l ` , d, ing to have vengeance for the wrongs lie bRA st : 10 feted, and demanding satistation. No notiee ° ,, taken of these letters until a few clays 't o ga when one arrived, from which the following extract se t o 441 have repeatedly solicited a meeting, but you chooor disregard my communications. I repeat that I must ha' p oil tisfaction fur the cruel injuries that have been heaps d f o rt, .me by you and your coadjutor, Martha Prince; and, the i r % or' I request that you will meet me to-m o rr o w at one 0 0° .,"b s ti' 'Change ; or, if you are disinclined y o ur se lf, pr o vide a 5 .:1 9 11 , Lute, and let the matter he honourably decided with or other weapons. Although you are the Danish i t lio you must not be permitted to betray a trust, or to bl ast, _ reputation of an humble individual. I a ga i n re peat th 01.4-; are a swindler and a slanderer." th° Mr Campbell now instituted a search WO ior, prisoner, but could not fi n d hi nt , an d o n " ife c day he received an o ther l e tt er t o t h e s a l re-e tt , s s .This contained the address of the boy, and he " apprehended. to The prisoner, with twitch fluency , attemPt e b A convince his Lordship that the charges he d d• brought against Mr. Campbell were well gro u° he r. The LORD MAYOR, however, thought °-, wise, and ordered the silly l a d t o be locke' su a until some of his friends could come forwar d - promise to take care of him. HATTON-GARDEN. NI SO PRIVATE SOAP MANUFACTORY.--.YESteri:: 41; information came on to h e h ear d a t t his Ont r "jei the suit of the Board of E xc i se , aga i n st Ch ' , 0 Willis, of Hornsey, charging him with havined large private soap manufactory at [loniseP i a oo ‘ unlawfully manufacturing soap therein, 10 e his making an entry of th e same to t he Bl ri ,p• Excise, according to Act of P ar li a ment. - 1( - e, peared,, on the deposition of Charles SeeW e , of an o ffi cer of the E xc i se , th a t i n consequen, c ; e o private information, he and som e f e llow °To l e went, on the 2241 of March last, and enter" be premises, where there was not a living souc t° oo d found, but, on s earc hi ng the premises, they ' 17 . 0 0 25 cwt. of mottled so a p ; th e y a l so f o und on 1 0 ,(1 furnace, with several iron pans and frame , ' t ie all the other necessary utensils for carryint 01 1i s t' business of soap-making. Witness and hi s slits seized upon the whole, and broug h t I • away. The defendant not appearing to the d lil mons to answer the charge, he was coovi e , te ill the mitigated penalty o f 100/., a nd the to rle. . to Of the soap and utensils found o n hi s prealise MARLBOROUGH-STREET. •AKING• OUT OP THR STRONG RO°S . ,d ts 6 BRE , Thursday evening J. A. :ricker was chart; :his. office with threatening his wife, a ' t rill lady, in Wells -street, with some bodily i n .' “ i o gr and held to bail for the same. In the er r - t be when the gaoler went into the strong roota; ° ' purpose of taking the- prisoners away to "' e n t ail lerent prisons, he was astonished. to fi nd th e h -l r idt gone, and a large hole made through ° l e wall into Marlborough Mews, by whi csj , t ais' escaped. On examining .tha outside, it `" a s t i r ) i s covered to be broken as if with a pickaxeds;ho is strongly suspected that some labourer s, f 1 11 4 were at work in the mews the greatest M rt , e 0 ntei t day., were concerned in the breaking. have hitherto eluded the vigilance of the QUEEN'S-SQUARE. loaf STREET-ROBBERY.AS Mr. Joseph S e l d iog of King -street, Westminster, was procc e- 0007, two o'clock yesterday morning 'train th e ,is i;o s Guards towards Parliament-street, the Treasury passage a soldier in regi ni ,i 1 111 ` sprung upon him, and snatched his watch 11-t r y 0 ' away. Mr. Seymour followed with th e „ „.10 ; " stop thief," and succeeded in apprelie ool 7 o rit e near Whitehall Chapel. He , was. take" -04 s watch-house, and when searched the wet-r unto found in his pocket. Yesterday he tw ag- h-41) to this Otlice, and fully committed. . tl' irsi Yesterday morning, at tier house inPall-Mall-tOrt Lo"' Mrs, John Gale, of a son. relif P.-‘ On Wednesday morning, the Lady of John Ale l ' -, ' l of Wimpule-street, of a daughter. . . r ' -MARRIED. 3 O 3.1 Yesterday, at St. George's Church, Haneeer4-.tiosaile 'flionms, Esq. late of the 77th Regiment of Foot, to f cos to only daughter of the late W. Waldgrave,, L"l' 6 ~. 3 g, 11 10 ' . county of Northampton. Yesterday, at St. George's, Bloomsbury, the R e y, ',; viSlte'f f Jervis, to Frances Mary, only d a ught e r of the lat e ...!. of the Hyde, Ingattstone, Essex, , - lent DIED. a ft er a t• On. the 221 inst. at Peak-bill, Waltham -abhel, , a ( f° ° ,,, illness. Captain Richard Dale, of the 84th Regime n ; 0, "'''' On the i 811) instant, at his house in Brunswick -Pia . 5 1 road, Walter Mitchelson, Esq. aged 81. flO • 0 Oa Monday last, at Brighton, in the 42d year t ) . 0 01, J.ohtiNcluop, }....5.q. of Whcistead. Lodge, in th e ''' Miss So I.• t s tri 4 Suffolk. , rlot te ' On the 214 lust. p Ikt U p OP, I•, cha 0 4" Fitzroy-square. ftruti 6- • Suddenly, on Sunday last, in Cobourg-street, •-- i f square, Mrs. Lucy Okey Gibbs, late of Retisin4oo..r fie Yesterday, after a lingering illness, Mr. Wilt• l' arlh' ' f y l.i paper vender, of Mil-end Niw-town, age.d 8 0 . , r A. few days ago, in e the Tower, Mr. Rosh, 0" r 1 e , ill Works. Between le and 1 o'clock he was apparept ; health, and before 2 o'clock lie was a corpse. o a f LONDON: Printed by J. D. CARSTAIRS, by ••/' Ormond-street, thicen-squafe; and published I , o s jo it SCRIPPS, of Na. 7, South Nlolton-street, et 0 1. Office, No. 112. Strand ; where Advettisententg, Letters, &e. 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